~Kinggi~ said:technically all Dungeons in Oblivion were unique as well. It was an advertised feature.
MMaRsu said:Goddamnit I'm not supposed to be spending ANY money right now, yet I have a mind to pick this up in an hour lol.. ( ps3). I wouldnt be able to play this much when Assassins Creed comes out, because my roommate will want to use the Ps3. Although after he's cleared the story I should be good with Skyrim again. Still have Dark Souls to finish, but on the 20th I'm getting 60 euro's each month...so yeaaaa
Dont talk me into it GAF with your sweet impressions and good review scores/pictures!
Kuraudo said:
Gravijah said:wait, pick it up in an hour?
Kuraudo said:
GDJustin said:Snip.
Kuraudo said:
GDJustin said:So, I don't mean to come off as too negative. I'm just saying... even with the awesome new interface, (I loooove it), the awesome new perk/leveling system (ditto), the much-improved lockpicking minigame, the improved crafting... even with all that, this is still an Oblivion sequel. This basically feels like a better, more refined version of that game. I don't think it will win over Oblivion's detractors, based on my first few hours.
Lakitu said:Thanks for the impressions! Since you have the 360 version, have you installed the game and if so have you noticed textures not loading up on your character's weapons and arms?
GDJustin said:this is still an Oblivion sequel.
How well does it perform from dvd? How are the load times and does it have the pauses and hitches that Oblivion had while traveling on horse back?GDJustin said:Can't weigh in on this unfortunately - my 360 hard drive is full.
Teknoman said:GDJustin or anyone that can answer, how does the combat feel? When you hit an enemy with a sword, axe, or blunt object, does it actually "feel" like you hit the enemy? Also how are the weapon/spell sounds?
Yep, Oblivion but better is exactly what I wanted too.NBtoaster said:Oblivion was the best rpg I had played until Fallout 3, so that doesn't bother me :3
MMaRsu said:It sure didn't look that much improved from the vids I've seen, but hey i'll need to play it to say. You know what, I'll tell you in about an hour .
Teknoman said:GDJustin or anyone that can answer, how does the combat feel? When you hit an enemy with a sword, axe, or blunt object, does it actually "feel" like you hit the enemy? Also how are the weapon/spell sounds?
I kinda thought Fallout 3 sucked, but I do agree that Oblivion was awesome.NBtoaster said:Oblivion was the best rpg I had played until Fallout 3, so that doesn't bother me :3
GDJustin said:I'm mostly a magic user so I can't comment too much. The magic itself has pretty bonkers sound design, though. It is LOUD and sounds powerful, as it should. Fire "whooshes" satisfyingly, etc. In fact it's almost annoyingly loud, ha. I'll probably turn down effects sound the next time I play. It's a good thing though. Magic is a force and it should sound like one.
The combat def. feels weightier and more "in your face" than Oblivion did. But it doesn't feel like a different game. It feels a little slower and heavier than Obivion so it's not as easy to dart in, swing, and dart out. I think you have to actually block more.
The first person game that I feel best nailed the feeling of combat truly being a "desperate struggle" is Bioshock, and I don't think Skyrim is at that level.
Mastperf said:How well does it perform from dvd? How are the load times and does it have the pauses and hitches that Oblivion had while traveling on horse back?
Eusis said:I'm curious if there's a lot more variety in the world compared to Oblivion or Fallout 3, or if it's as repetitive as ever.
Thanks for the impressions. These two points in particular are great to hear.GDJustin said:- Hotkey system is a godsend on 360. Super easy to swap healing magic in and out, or even things like swap in a bow for a stealth first strike, then switch right back to magic, etc.
- After the first town not city, TOWN, I now have seven sidequests in my log, pointing to different areas of the map. Feels good, man. I plan on wandering around, letting the sidequests pile up for as long as possible. Protip: talk to innkeepers if you want quests. They know what's what..
civilstrife said:Anyone have any details on howwork exactly?werewolves
Bootaaay said:I've literally justfor the first time - it's initiated through theturned into a werewolfquest-line and works the same as a shout (assigned to R2). Pressing R2 againCompanions/Fighter's GuildAs acauses you to roar at enemies, which marks them with a scent trail so you can easily follow them if they run away.werewolf you can't access the menus, also your health doesn't auto-regenerate, so you have to feed on corpses to heal (which also extends your bloodlust, allowing you to stay in werewolf form for longer)
exhume said:Word on the street here in Australia is that EBgames might be selling this on Wednesday. I'ma get up bright and early tomorrow to find out for myself.
Hope I'm not getting any EB employees in trouble by mentioning this.
exhume said:Word on the street here in Australia is that EBgames might be selling this on Wednesday. I'ma get up bright and early tomorrow to find out for myself.
Hope I'm not getting any EB employees in trouble by mentioning this.
Yeah, it's only 3.8 GB and would only take about 5 min. to reinstall. Don't give up hope yet I'm sure one of the regular members will help us out before long.Johnny2Bags said:And just for the record... Yes i would try the above-mentioned remedy that I am trying to get others to do... It would honestly put hundreds of peoples minds at ease by trying a simple and intuitive fix of uninstalling after the patch.. and reinstalling to check textures... It's just common decency .. and yes i'm buying both PC and Xbox versions... I won't be buying xbox until someone at least tries this or it gets fixed officially
Same.KAP151 said:I need this game, spill the beans buddy. As soon as EB sells it, I can pick up my game from JB.
GDJustin said:So, I don't mean to come off as too negative. I'm just saying... even with the awesome new interface, (I loooove it), the awesome new perk/leveling system (ditto), the much-improved lockpicking minigame, the improved crafting... even with all that, this is still an Oblivion sequel. This basically feels like a better, more refined version of that game. I don't think it will win over Oblivion's detractors, based on my first few hours.
'Fraid it's just what an employee told me when I went in yesterday to ask about a midnight launch. Apparently if it doesn't drop Wednesday, there'll be midnight launches in selected stores. But he was heavily hinting that they'd break street date as soon as it arrives.KAP151 said:I need this game, spill the beans buddy. As soon as EB sells it, I can pick up my game from JB.
Kuraudo said:
Thanks for the info.GDJustin said:Load times are present but not too bad. They're annoying, but I'm coming off of Uncharted which sets the standard for loading-free gameplay in that regard. It doesn't feel great to go into a small interior, say, an inn, and have the game stop to load. But they seem to be pretty short, even streaming off the disk.
Menus seem to load up super quickly, which is essential. No loading that I could see when using the "wait" command.
There are some overall performance hitches, though. Game stutters badly when opening most books, for example.
Mastperf said:Yep, Oblivion but better is exactly what I wanted too.
exhume said:Word on the street here in Australia is that EBgames might be selling this on Wednesday. I'ma get up bright and early tomorrow to find out for myself.
Hope I'm not getting any EB employees in trouble by mentioning this.
Chiggs said:This sounds about right. Bethesda is downright lazy at times, and anything that comes out of Todd Howard's mouth, in terms of PR, should be taken with a huge grain of salt.
It literally took 7 hours for Oblivion to become a boring shitfest. I'm expecting similar results from Skyrim.
Totally. I'm hoping it will drop on Wednesday, because that means it'll probably drop Wednesday everywhere and I can get it for $79 from Target, the cheapest retailer I've managed to find that isn't an import. Don't want to wait on potential delays from importers.Pixel Pete said:EB have to do what they can to keep afloat. I'm still aghast and impressed they manage to keep running as a company. Their prices for new, blockbuster games are scandalous ($100-$110AUD)